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Kamala Harris accused of ‘disgusting’ disrespect after tweeting about Memorial Day – My Blog [bbcbreakingnews.com]:

Vice President Kamala Harris [dailymail.co.uk] has been accused of ‘disgusting’ disrespect by members of the military after tweeting ‘Enjoy the long weekend’ ahead of Memorial Day without mentioning fallen soldiers.

The post included a candid photo of herself smiling and comes hours after she posted a tweet praising Midshipman Sydney Barber who made history as the first black woman to serve as Brigade Commander at the U.S. Naval Academy.

Harris also spoke at the U.S. Naval Academy’s graduation and commissioning ceremony on Friday during which she called [twitter.com] the United States military ‘the best, the bravest, and the most brilliant.’

However, critics were quick to point out that her tweet failed to mention the reason for the long weekend is Memorial Day – a federal holiday observed on the last Monday of May honoring soldiers who died while serving in the military.

Air National Guard Lt. Colonel Adam Kinzinger blasted her tweet as ‘tone deaf.’

‘Enjoy your freedom purchased by many who died for it. Tone deaf,’ he tweeted.

Sarah Huckabee Sanders said that even her seven-year-old son ‘understands what this weekend is about.’

‘Show some respect for the heroes who paid the ultimate price for our freedom,’ the former press secretary for Donald Trump tweeted.

Beth Baumann, a political reporter and editor at The Daily Wire, tweeted: ‘This isn’t a ‘long weekend.’ It’s a weekend where we honor the fallen.’

Kimberly Klacik, a former Republican congressional nominee, called Harris ‘stupid’ for the tweet.

‘Long weekend? I know many are upset & saying this is disrespectful, but I believe you are really just stupid,’ she wrote.

The Texas Federation of College Republicans posted a document with facts about Memorial Day.

‘It’s just a ‘long weekend’ for this fraud. I have several dead buddies that disagree,’ wrote retired Air Force pilot Buzz Patterson.

Tony Lederer, whose Twitter account identifies him as a Master Chief Petty Officer in the Navy, paired his tweet with a picture of the Vietnam Memorial.

‘Don’t forget why we have a long weekend!’ Lederer wrote.

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